2025 NFL Season Preview & Prediction

While we may be a little late to the party with our overall season prediction for the Packers, better late than never.

As long-time readers of this blog may recall, we don't really do a game-by-game prediction except for the week of the individual game itself. Instead, we more or less break the season out into "quarters". Which worked perfectly fine before the NFL added a 17th regular season game. So it goes.

Let's take a look at what rolls out...we have no idea how we will wind up until we get through the entire season schedule. Yikes!

First Quarter

In this initial set of games, the Packers play Detroit and Washington at home on a short week, then they travel to play the Browns and Cowboys. The first two games seem to be a hard way to start the season, both with the quality of the opponent and the two games in four-five days routine. Still, we see the Pack starting strong, particularly after the addition of Micah Parsons to the defense; he raises the entire level of play of the entire unit.

Packers go 4-0 through these first games.

Packers QB Jordan Love showing off the "Winter White" uniform.

These will be worn in the Packers home game against the Washington

Commanders.

(Photo by Tork Mason, USA Today NETWORK-Wisconsin)

Second Quarter

The weird early season scheduling shows up again here: the Packers have their Bye Week in Week 5. Not as bad as it could be, but not great either. Looking at the 4 games that actually ensue following the bye, we have the Pack hosting the Bengals, then on the road to Arizona and Pittsburgh (hmmm....who do we know there???), then back home against Carolina. Should we be overly concerned about any of these?

Let's take the Packers again to go 4-0.

Third Quarter

Things could get interesting in this mid-portion of the season. We don't know what role injuries will play at this point, but we have to figure there could be some that impact overall performance. (On the other hand, it's likely that WR Christian Watson returns somewhere along the way here, boosting an already dangerous receiving corps.) In these four games, the Packers host the assumed Super Bowl favorite Eagles at Lambeau Field, then travel to take on the NY Giants, then return home for the first of their games against Minnesota, followed — once again — by a quick turnaround for the early Thanksgiving Day game against the Lions in Detroit.

Let say the Pack will go 2-2 during this tough stretch of the schedule.

Fourth Quarter (the 5-game section)

Heading down the stretch of weeks 14 through 18, the Packers play Da Bearz twice in three weeks...again, odd scheduling by the NFL. The first game is at Lambeau Field, then the Packers will travel to Denver, and then meet Da Bearz again in Chicago. The final two 2025 regular season games will see the Pack hosting the Ravens and then winding up the season in Minnesota. Not an easy series of games by any stretch of the imagination with only two home games.

But if the Packers want to once again be the Leaders of the North and win the division, they need to at least go 3-2 in these final games.

Final Tally

In totaling up the wins and losses across these "quarters" of the season, we see the Packers ending the regular season at 13-4.

Pundits have the Pack going anywhere from 10-7 to 13-4. Yes, we're on the high end of the prognostications. But that's how it all shakes out in this quarter-based look at the schedule.

May it be so.

Go Pack Go!!!

With the 2024 Packers season upon us ... Here's our season prediction (our 20th!!!)

Hello again, Packers fans ... and all who wish they were.

We've had a looooong hiatus here at PackerFansUnited...since just before the Divisional game vs. San Fran, to be exact. Been engaged with much movement in life during this time, including literally moving on to a new home a couple of states away. So I have plenty of excuses. There's been a lot of water under the bridge since then: player and coaches comings and goings, injury updates, cut-downs, final roster, etc. Too much to cover here and you know it all already anyway.

So let's just get to the important matters of the moment: the season prediction, just as we've done every year. We'll do the prediction for tonight's opener against the Eagles (in Brazil!!!) in a separate post. We invite you to please check back for that before gametime later today.

The Season Prediction

Since the start of this blog in 2005 (20 years ago now ... 20!), we have looked at the season preview not game by game (those are done individually at the relevant time) but more along the lines of a quarter by season quarter point of view and the overall feel of it, so to speak. With a 17th regular season game in place for the last few years, we'll have 4 quarters plus one extra game...and the bye week, too...resulting in 18 weeks to examine. You'll figure it out. Home games are in green. Be aware, of course, that the NFL may flex various game times, especially later in the season, so the days/times shown here are as they are now indicated on the official schedule. The final home game vs. Chicago is, however, already listed as TBD game in terms of date and time.

QB Jordan Love will lead the Packers 

in the first game of the 2024 season.

(Photo by Scott Galvin-USA TODAY Sports)

1st Quarter of the Season

Week 1: @ Eagles - Fri 9/6 · 7:15 PM CDT

Week 2: Colts - Sun 9/15 · 12:00 PM CDT

Week 3: @ Titans - Sun 9/22 · 12:00 PM CDT

Week 4: Vikings - Sun 9/29 · 12:00 PM CDT

We think it's likely the Packers lose one, and perhaps two, of these first four games. The season opener on Sept. 6 in Brazil...more on that one in a separate post. But it sure adds a big unknown to literally kick off the season. Despite the Pack being once again one of the odds-on favorites to make the NFC Championship Game, and, Packer nation hopes, the Super Bowl, and having a talented roster on both sides of the ball, we really don't know how it's all going to come together, especially with a new defensive coordinator and a new featured running back in Josh Jacobs. The O-line and wide receiving corps are solid. When there isn't a clear #1 receiver, that tells you that there are a lot of weapons that can shred a defense; give QB Jordan Love the time and they can shred the defense. We see the Packers coming out of these four games with a strong start and a 3-1 record.

2nd Quarter of the Season  (+1)

Week 5: @ Rams - Fri 10/6 · 3:25 PM CDT

Week 6: Cardinals - Sun 10/13 · 12:00 PM CDT

Week 7: Texans - Sun 10/20 · 12:00 PM CDT

Week 8: @ Jaguars - Sun 10/27 · 12:00 PM CDT

Week 9: Lions - Sun 11/3 · 12:00 PM CST

Week 10: BYE

Coming off a home game against the ViQueens, hitting the road to take on the Rams in LA is a tough one. Also, in looking at the other teams in this quarter, the Texans are the team to worry about. Still, we think the Packers should come out of these four games with a 3-2 record.

3rd Quarter of the Season

Week 11: @ Da Bears - Sun 11/17 · 12:00 PM CST

Week 12: 49ers - Sun 11/24 · 3:25 PM CST

Week 13: Dolphins - Thurs (Thanksgiving) 11/28 · 7:20 PM CST

Week 14: @ Lions - Thurs 12/5 · 7:15 PM CST

This begins a tough little stretch, Packer fans, despite the Bye Week coming at a pretty good time in the schedule just ahead of this gauntlet of games. It will be the first chance to see the Caleb Williams-led Bearz. He'll either be living up to the hype at this point of the season. Or not. There will certainly be enough game film of him by that meeting to allow the Pack to scheme their defense accordingly. Then the kryptonite comes to Lambeau: the Niners. If the Packers want to get to the next level this season, they have to beat San Fran on home turf. Dolphins and Lions back to back...oy. We can see the Pack going 2-2 in this stretch.

4th Quarter of the Season

Week 15: @ Seahawks - Sun 12/15 · 7:20 PM CST

Week 16: Saints - Mon 12/23 · 7:15 PM CST

Week 17: @ Vikings - Sun 12/29 · 12:00 PM CST

Week 18: Da Bears - TBD

If the Pack is healthy (let us pray...), here's where the stretch run to the playoffs and Super Bowl gains steam. Given the opponents and being able to finish at home, we see the Packers going 3-1 over this span of games.

Summary

Looking back at our predictions, we have the Packers going no worse than 11-6. (Many projections we've seen have the Pack going 10-7, 11-6, or 12-5.) It will likely come down to the Pack and the Lions for the NFC North Division title. We'll worry about the playoff scenarios much, much later on. Lot of ball game left, as the saying goes.

As always, GO PACK GO!!!